Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.8 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 84.0% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 93.2% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
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